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2 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
3
4
1
3
4
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Zacks Investment Research
2
(Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
C+
(Hold)
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#43 in Small Value
U.S. News evaluated 113 Small Value Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 20.07 percent over the past year, 10.21 percent over the past three years, and 7.50 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 12.1% |
| 1 Year | 20.1% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 10.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 7.5% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund is designed to capture the returns and diversification benefits associated with equity securities of a broad and diverse cross-section of small-cap companies in the United States. The subadviser uses a market capitalization-weighted approach to invest in companies that are smaller than the 500th largest U.S. company. It buys "value stocks," which are stocks of companies that the subadviser has determined primarily to have high book values in relation to the prices at which their common stocks trade in the market.
Fees
Fees are Low compared to funds in the same category.
Nationwide U.S. Small Cap Value Fund has an expense ratio of 1.38 percent.
Risk
Risk is Above Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
